iLife - All things, iPod, iMac, iPhone, iTunes

Originally Posted by PumaJ

It is possible to run Windows & PC apps on the newer Macs with Intel chips & the Unix based OS X on board. There is specific software for this. 'Course, the problem is still with Windows, but....

I'd rather not partition my Mac drive therefore I've not run Boot Camp or the like. I wouldn't sully my gorgeous iMac with Windows OS. It's bad enough I have to run MS Office.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by PumaJ

I am a complete Mac fiend. At home I run a 2 yr. old Mac Pro that I brought up to 12 gigs of RAM. That baby is my third Mac since 1998. I, also have a 3G/WiFi iPad that I carry with me all the time. It is a fabulous piece of technology, that I would recommend to anyone. The new iPad is even better it seems. More memory, faster graphics, bigger flash drive, both a video and still camera.

I have to use PCs at work. They are just not the same as Macs. Apple's OSX is a much superior OS than anything Microsoft has come up with, IMO, based on my experience with both systems.

Regarding Bento, I don't use it because it isn't a program I need. The reviews on it seem to be quite decent, however. If I needed a database program, I would probably choose Bento because the reviews have been so good. Hope that helps.

Originally Posted by Incubus

I'd rather not partition my Mac drive therefore I've not run Boot Camp or the like. I wouldn't sully my gorgeous iMac with Windows OS. It's bad enough I have to run MS Office.

Get my company's software, Fusion. This avoids having to partition one's hard drive and you can still run those weird Windows apps as needed.

I do not get anything for promoting it here other than the satisfaction of knowing that it works well (fast! Heck, my former WinXP image/VM runs faster on my Mac than it did my PC) and leaves you with flexibility to do things.

Incubus: you may want to look into Open Office, a nice, open source alternative to MS Office.

[wolfbittenpoet]

Definitely recommend open office for macs. It is excellent far better in ways to MS Office.

Originally Posted by Linus

Get my company's software, Fusion. This avoids having to partition one's hard drive and you can still run those weird Windows apps as needed.

I do not get anything for promoting it here other than the satisfaction of knowing that it works well (fast! Heck, my former WinXP image/VM runs faster on my Mac than it did my PC) and leaves you with flexibility to do things.

Incubus: you may want to look into Open Office, a nice, open source alternative to MS Office.

Thanks for the info and recommendations Linus. I'm lucky enough to have been given my iMac by college and it comes ready loaded with Office 2011 which I've started to get used to using - after a shaky start in September when I was faced with an OS I'd never used and Office which I'd never used. I like the flexibility I have with both OS's but on different machines.

[AtLast]

I don't have one single "i" thing..... yikes!!

[durrrrrrrr]

I'm not a happy camper with Iphone right now. I did an update last night and lost every single contact on my phone. I was able to manually put some back from my old Iphone, other then that, I have to email ppl, or text them to get some info back.

i called Apple today cuz even doing a "back-up" didnt work. after spending an hour on the phone with Apple, I was told "huh, I don't know what happened. You must of hit a wrong button?" i was like WTF, all I did was click on "update"

luckily it didnt erase my text messages and I was able to figure out who was who.

FFS

[Linus]

Originally Posted by durrrrrrrr

I'm not a happy camper with Iphone right now. I did an update last night and lost every single contact on my phone. I was able to manually put some back from my old Iphone, other then that, I have to email ppl, or text them to get some info back.

i called Apple today cuz even doing a "back-up" didnt work. after spending an hour on the phone with Apple, I was told "huh, I don't know what happened. You must of hit a wrong button?" i was like WTF, all I did was click on "update"

luckily it didnt erase my text messages and I was able to figure out who was who.

FFS

hrmm.. Never heard of that happening. I did a search and found a few references (mostly to the iOS 3.x --- http://discussions.apple.com/thread....readID=2249957 )

Which iPhone is it and which version?

[rainintothesea]

Originally Posted by durrrrrrrr

I'm not a happy camper with Iphone right now. I did an update last night and lost every single contact on my phone. I was able to manually put some back from my old Iphone, other then that, I have to email ppl, or text them to get some info back.

i called Apple today cuz even doing a "back-up" didnt work. after spending an hour on the phone with Apple, I was told "huh, I don't know what happened. You must of hit a wrong button?" i was like WTF, all I did was click on "update"

luckily it didnt erase my text messages and I was able to figure out who was who.

FFS

Do you have a PC or a Mac? If the contacts are all on your computer (Outlook or Apple Address Book), you can do a simple sync-and-replace from the info screen in iTunes. I'm curious to know which iPhone and which version of the iOS, also, both what you had before and to what version you were attempting an update... that definitely shouldn't happen. (You don't have a MobileMe or "Dot Mac" account, either, I'm guessing?)

[Nat]

I got an iPhone for my honey for her birthday - her windows 7 computer is saying she has to remove her current iTunes and install a 64 bit version. She is worried she will lose her music library (which is irreplaceable). Has anybody else done this? Do you lose your music?

[blush]

I got an iPad this year. I love it. But it really is just a big iPhone.

Any suggestions for cool apps?

[Nat]

Originally Posted by blush

I got an iPad this year. I love it. But it really is just a big iPhone.

Any suggestions for cool apps?

I only have an iPhone but my favorite apps are:

The weather channel
Flixter (to check movie times based on location)
Iscopes (these are just silly horoscopes but still fun)

Okay more later - phone's gonna die

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by Nat

I got an iPhone for my honey for her birthday - her windows 7 computer is saying she has to remove her current iTunes and install a 64 bit version. She is worried she will lose her music library (which is irreplaceable). Has anybody else done this? Do you lose your music?

Just get some dvds and back up all the music in her library. She should be backing it up to disks anyway.

[weatherboi]

using an external hard drive to back up music, movies and saved media is a great way to keep things organized. i use a WD My Book Essential. there are many out there that range in price and storage space. see how much music and other stuff she needs backed up and decide size of hard drive.

[rainintothesea]

Originally Posted by Linus

Get my company's software, Fusion. This avoids having to partition one's hard drive and you can still run those weird Windows apps as needed.

I do not get anything for promoting it here other than the satisfaction of knowing that it works well (fast! Heck, my former WinXP image/VM runs faster on my Mac than it did my PC) and leaves you with flexibility to do things.

Incubus: you may want to look into Open Office, a nice, open source alternative to MS Office.

D00d, you work for VMWare?! Fusion is the shit, I recommend it over Parallels (and I'd recommend virtualization over native installation in most cases, for most Mac users). And yeah, it's been my experience, too, that Windows runs better on a Mac, hahaha! Then again, I feel like almost everything does.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by rainintothesea

D00d, you work for VMWare?! Fusion is the shit, I recommend it over Parallels (and I'd recommend virtualization over native installation in most cases, for most Mac users). And yeah, it's been my experience, too, that Windows runs better on a Mac, hahaha! Then again, I feel like almost everything does.

Yup. Best. Company. Ever.

I'm right now in Sydney, on my way to Singapore. I didn't get a chance to check out the Sydney Apple Store (even though it was just down the street ) but I'm going to see if I can check out the ones in Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo.

[rainintothesea]

Originally Posted by Linus

Yup. Best. Company. Ever.

I'm right now in Sydney, on my way to Singapore. I didn't get a chance to check out the Sydney Apple Store (even though it was just down the street ) but I'm going to see if I can check out the ones in Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo.

Nice! Have a great trip. If you do stop, take pictures! Haha.

[rainintothesea]

Okay... I'm spending way too much time posting sexy automobiles to the car thread not to share, over here, the new iPhone 4 case I just ordered:

http://karaskustomsonline.com/apple/...iphone-4g.html

It's a custom machined metal case made by a company that also makes hot rod engine parts. Hot and sleekly industrial-looking, and it's around the same price as most plastic and silicone cases.

[Strappie]

I just purchased the iPhone 4. I have to admit I got this because I have other apple products. After having issues with Verizon I switched carriers just today and went with AT&T. I hope I don't regret this! I use to have a Droid phone and to be very honest there are so many things I like better on the Droid than the iPhone.. mainly the screen... I NEED Bifocals for this thing. I don't know, I may return it and go back to the Droids??